Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls With Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. Heat the milk and butter in a small saucepan just until it reaches 105°F-115°F. It should be lukewarm so this won't take long at all. If milk gets too hot, it will kill the yeast and oh em gee we don't want that! Set milk/butter aside.

  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment on medium speed, combine the pumpkin, both sugars and salt. Add in the milk/butter mixture, egg and yeast just until combined. (We will use the heavy cream later)

  3. Add the dough hook and add 1 cup of bread flour on medium speed. Mix for ~1 minute. Add another cup. Mix 1 minute, and repeat twice more. Scrape down sides to incorporate flour as needed. With the mixer on medium-low speed, knead the dough for ~8 minutes. Knead just until the dough is pulling away from the sides of your mixer, but is tacky (not sticky) to the touch.

  4. Grease a medium sized bowl with baking spray or oil and place the dough in the bowl, turn once to grease the top too. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and allow to rise for 1 ½ hours - 2 hours. The dough should almost double in size.

  5. During this time, make the brown butter for the cream cheese frosting. For a detailed tutorial, see this post on how to brown butter. Place the brown butter in the fridge so the butter can cool and solidify. This will take ~1-2 hours to solidify.

  6. Grease a 9x13 inch pan with baking spray. You can line with parchment paper to catch any filling that may ooze out if desired.

  7. Combine the ingredients together for the filling in a medium sized mixing bowl until smooth.

  8. Roll out the dough. Turn out the dough onto a well floured work surface. Roll the dough into a large rectangle, spread the brown sugar filling all over the dough. Leave a small margin on the edges so you can roll, but I pretty much spread it all the way to the edge!

  9. Roll the dough up tightly, slice with a sharp knife or use the floss method and arrange the rolls in the prepared pan. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and a warm kitchen towel and allow to rise again for 30 minutes - 1 hour. (Or see the overnight option in the notes below).

  10. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Warm the heavy cream in the microwave for 15-20 seconds, just until lukewarm to the touch. Pour the cream over the cinnamon rolls right before you put in the oven. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until cinnamon rolls are lightly browned on top and reach an internal temperature of 190°F. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes while you make the frosting.

  11. Using a hand held mixer or the stand mixer, beat the prepared brown butter in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add the cream cheese and combine again until smooth. Add in the remaining ingredients and beat until creamy. Spread the frosting over warm rolls and enjoy!

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🥐Pastry

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🎉Celebration🍂Fall🎉Holiday

Season🍂Fall

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 2h

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